Category Archives: Runaways
A Strange Advertisement.
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Extracts from an act of the Virginia Assembly passed the 22d February, 1817.
Law Cases.
Recovery of fugitive slaves
Report of the Marshal of the District of Columbia in answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 4th instant, in relation to the persons confined in the Washington County jail, and the causes of their confinement, &c.
Resolutions of the Legislature of Kentucky, in favor of the passage of a law by Congress to enable citizens of slaveholding States to recover slaves when escaping into the non slaveholding states.
Resolutions of the Legislature of Maryland, in favor of a law for the better security of the rights of the owners of runaway slaves.
Rights of Runaway Slaves
Runaway Slaves.
Runaway slaves. Resolutions of the Legislature of Maryland, relative to the rescue of arrested runaway slaves.
Slavery.
The Premium to Kidnappers.
Tuesday, January 23, 844.: Justice in Tennessee.
Washington’s Runaway Slave
William Jones. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 56.).
Editorial on an advertisement of a slaveowner searching for a white-passing runaway slave, 1844
Journal article on a runaway slave that had lived for many years in another state with a wife and child, 1849
News article: On laws regarding runaway enslaved persons in Virginia, 1819
News article: Article on a legal case involving a runaway slave, 1833
American State Papers: Recovery of fugitive enslaved persons, 1821
House and Senate Documents: Persons confined in Washington county jail, including runaway enslaved persons, District of Columbia, etc., 1861
House and Senate Documents: Legislature of Kentucky, for passage of law of Congress to enable citizens of slaveholding States to recover enslaved persons escaping into non-slaveholding States, 1847
House and Senate Documents: Legislature of Maryland, for law for better security of rights of owners of runaway enslaved persons, 1844
News article: On the rights of runaway enslaved persons to have a trial by jury, 1836
News article on runaway enslaved persons that were captured., 1848
House and Senate Documents: Resolutions of Legislature of Maryland on rescue of arrested fugitive enslaved persons, 1844
News article: On a free woman accused of being a runaway enslaved person, 1834
News article: On laws on bounties for slave hunters, 1843
News article: Stories from free African Americans in Tennessee accused of and imprisoned for being runaway enslaved persons, 1844
News article: Story of a runaway enslaved person who escaped after General Washington died., 1845
House and Senate Reports: Illegal arrest and imprisonment of William Jones, free man of color in District of Columbia, 1844